Well-cover.



B. D. HUNTING.

WELL COVER.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.14, 1908.

948,329, Patented Feb.8,1910.

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WELL-COVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1910.

Application filed December 14, 1908. Serial No. 467,564.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, BARTON D. HUNTING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rockford, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Well-Covers, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in well and cistern covers, and itsobjects are: First, to provide a well cover that may by means ofproperly applied supports, be readily applied to cover wells or cisternsof various diameters. Second, to provide a well cover with which thepump is supported independent of, and to one side of the main cover ofthe well, and, third, to provide a well cover with which the cover tothe man hole portion of the crib that supports the cover is leftperfectly free for the passage of a man to and from the well, with thepump permanently located, and with which the pump may, if desired, beremoved without difiiculty by passing it sidewise from the pump openingto the manhole proper. I attain these objects by the mechanismillustrated by the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a plan ofthe casing that forms the man hole and the pump receptacle. Fig. 2 is asection of the same on the line at 00 of Fig. 1 showing its normalposition over a well. Fig. 3 is a plan of the complete cover and easingwith the pump in position. Fig. 4 is a section of the casing on the liney y of Fig. 1 showing means for supporting the upper portion of thecasing independent of the lower plate, and, Fig. 5 is a plan of thesame.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

My invention consists of the upper casing B, constructed, preferably, ofcast iron, and having a downwardly projecting flange D that forms a neckof some depth. The horizontal portion or rim B of this casing isdesigned to project outward, and when only this portion of the casing isused I place downwardly projecting lugs H thereon, so formed as to bemade available for supporting the casing by engaging cross rods H, abovewhich a cement construction J may be so placed as to safely support thecover and form a close secure top to the well. The upper surface of thecasing B is depressed at b for the reception of the cover E, and is ofsuflicient depth so that the upper surface of the cover will be upon alevel with, or below the upper surface of the casing, and this cover isheld upon the casing by passing one edge under the pump flange G and theother edge under the lip or button 6, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 5.

The casing B has a projection C with an opening C to the main wellopening. This projection is designed to receive the pump- F, at one sideof the well opening proper so that the cover of the well may be removedor replaced without the necessity of disturbing the pump, or the pumpmay be readily removed from the well by passing itsidewise through theopening Ginto the main well opening, said pump being securely supported011 the rim B G of the easing and secured with bolts f, as indicated inFig. 2. I prefer that the flange D depending from the pump support orprojection C be placed near the outer edge of the top of the casing sothat, if necessary, the inwardly projecting rim may be cut away to allowof placing a pump in position that is Wider than the normal diameter ofthe opening in the projection C.

My completed casing has an under or lower annular plate A which is madeseparate from the upper casing B D and is provided with receptacles a afor the arms a a which are designed to rest on top of the wall I of thewell I and to support the concrete work J, as indicated in Fig. 2. Whenthe annular plate A is not used the rods H H are designed to rest uponthe top of the wall I of the well and to act as support for any boardsor other base the builder may conclude to place thereon for holding theconcrete construction J.

lVith the construction hereinbefore described, and as shown in thedrawings, I am able to avert all possible danger of insects, worms, &c.,crawling into and contaminating the water in the well or cistern.

hat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is

1. The combination in a well cover, of a casing having a large openingfor the well proper and a small opening for the pump, and an open spacebetween the two openings for the passage of the pump from the smallopening to the large opening and vice versa, a flange projectingdownward and a rim projecting outward, lugs extending downward from therim on the flange, and means for supporting the casing on top of thewall of the well, and a cover to thecasing.

2. In a Well cover, a casing having a large round opening and a smallcircular opening with an opening between them, an outwardly projectingrim and a downwardly projecting flange comprising the casing, lugs onsaid casing, a lower annular plate detached from the casing and arrangedto support the casing, a concrete construction between the annular plateand the flange, means for supporting the flange and casing upon the wallof a well, and a cover to the opening in the casing.

3. In a well cover, a casing formed with an outwardly projecting rim anda downwardly projecting flange and having a large circular opening and asmallcircular opening with a narrow opening connecting them for passinga pump from one to the other, lugs extending downwardly on the flange, acover to the casing and means for clamping a pump over the smallcircular opening in position so that one edge of the pump flangewill'engage and hold the cover of the large opening, a button forengaging and holding the opposite edge of the said cover, and means forsupportlng the casing upon the wall of a well, with a cement rimengaging the casing.

Signed at Grand Rapids, Michigan, December 2:2, 1908.

BARTON D. HUNTING. In presence of- J OHN G. DUNTON, I. J. CILLEY.

